Surgical Notes
From the Chair
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Colleagues,
As you'll quickly see below, we've had some exciting things happening in all areas of surgical education this month. From Match Day to incredible presentations at international conferences, the Department of Surgery's trainees are clearly some of the very best.
Please join me in congratulating our many residents and fellows as they take the next steps in their surgical careers.
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Plastic Surgery Residency Match 2019
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Congratulations to
Omar Abubaker
, DMD, PhD, Professor and S. Elmer Bear Chair for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for winning the Rao R. Ivatory award at the 2019 Trauma Symposium.
The Rao R. Ivatury Award is awarded yearly at the Rao R. Ivatury Trauma Symposium for a person who exemplifies many of the attributes and beliefs that Dr. Ivatury cherishes and upholds such as service, education, integrity, humility, and mentorship.
Congratulations Dr. Abubaker!
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General Surgery Residency Program Match 2019
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The Department of Surgery's General Surgery Residency program had a very successful Match Season this year. Please find below our Match results for the Categorical and Preliminary programs. Special thanks to Evan Ward and the team for coordinating such a large effort!
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Additionally, all VCU students applying to General Surgery categorical positions successfully matched! We thank all of the faculty who advised and supported these students!
We also want to congratulate our preliminary residents who have secured positions for next year:
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Matt Miller
Categorical PGY-3
Surgery, Guthrie, PA
Kelly Poirier
Categorical PGY-3
Surgery, Arkansas
Matt Brandes
Categorical for 2020
Radiology, VCU
Andrew Carlisle
Categorical
Anesthesia, Indiana University
Theo Cisu
Categorical
Urology, VCU
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Tyrell Gardner
Categorical
Radiology, VCU
Micah Mabe
Categorical PGY-2
Surgery, Savannah, GA
Carolyn Song
Categorical PGY-2
Surgery, Shreveport, LA
William Visser
Categorical
Urology, VCU
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OMFS Incoming Residents, 2019-20
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Jennifer Van Hook, D.M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
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Christopher Loschiavo, D.M.D.
Arizona School of Dentistry
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Soheil Rostami, D.D.S.
VCU School of Dentistry
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AUA Urology Residents Day
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Natalie Swavely (PGY3) recently moderated and judged a resident debate at the
American Urological Association
headquarters in Linthicum, Maryland during
Urology Residents Day
on March 9th. The topic of the debate was holmium laser enucleation (Jacob Lewis, Einstein) versus simple prostatectomy (Daniel Heidenberg, George Washington).
The winner, chosen by Dr. Swavely, was laser enucleation.
Congratulations, Dr. Swavely!
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Rwandan First National Trauma Symposium
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Sudha Jayaraman
, MD, Associate Professor and co-Director of Global Surgery and General Surgery Resident Ashley Rosenberg, MD organized and held Rwanda’s First National Trauma Symposium on February 13th in conjunction with the Ministry of Health of Rwanda and the Rwanda Biomedical Center.
There were over 100 attendees including the US Ambassador to Rwanda Peter Vrooman, representatives from USAID, the Rwanda National Police, Rwandan engineers, doctors from district referral and tertiary hospitals, and local NGOs. The event brought together those working in the field of trauma for collaboration and future plans.
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47th Annual Symposium on Vascular Surgery
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Congratulations to many of our General Surgery Residents for their recent poster presentations at the 47th Annual Symposium on Vascular Surgery in Boca Raton, Florida.
Presentations included:
Amendola M, Peysha J, Wishnoff M, Banerjee D. MAUDE Database Entries of Covered Stents: Does it Matter it Involves an Arteriovenous Access Procedure?
Tse W, Amendola M. Complications of Carotid Artery Patches: Insight from the MAUDE Database.
Tse W, George M, Wolfe L, Amendola M. Application of the Risk Analysis Index in Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair Procedures.
Tse W, Wolfe L, Amendola M. Post-Operative Urinary Retention after EVAR: Are Graft Component Sizes Predictive?
Poirier K, Pfeifer J, Amendola M. The Profunda Femoris Artery: A Rare Source of Type II Endoleak.
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2019 Humanism & Excellence in Teaching Awards
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Nominated by M3/M4 students, Dr. Vince was recognized for being one of the "clear role models [for] providing humanistic patient care and exceptional educational experiences."
Recipients are invited to attend Student Honors Day on Friday, April 12th where they will be recognized with a certificate and plaque during the Student Clinician Ceremony.
Congratulations, Dr. Vince!
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1st Annual MEDARVA Patient Choice Awards
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Congratulations to the following Urology faculty for being 1st annual
MEDARVA
Patient Choice Award winners.
Winners were nominated by Richmond area patients who had been asked to name their favorite doctors who, in their opinion, offered the very best in compassionate care.
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Development, Engagement, and Wellness Committee Updates
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The Department of Surgery's Development, Engagement, and Wellness committee recently established various means of submitting feedback to provide team members convenient and anonymous means for providing valuable insight. Below are the most recent comments and concerns received as well as how they were addressed:
Funding for Administrative Staff for Professional Development:
Funding for such activities is managed at the division level and is included in each division's budget. Additionally, the Administrator and HR Coordinator choose administrative assistants and other support staff to attend an all-day conference for skill and professional development every few months. To date, nine administrative assistants have attended.
Call Schedule:
Concerns were raised regarding the efficiency and equity surrounding call schedules. As such, various scheduling platforms were identified and demos were set up for physician feedback.
QGenda
was ultimately selected and the new program should be ready by April for physician training and roll-out.
Coffee:
A request was made for better coffee on West 16. You asked - we listened!
Call Room Cleanliness:
Concerns were raised regarding the usability and cleanliness of the call room areas. Education and Administration leadership walked through all areas where problems were documented and addressed with facilities. Additionally, ACSS leadership is actively working to address the layout of the STICU call room.
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Meet Amanda Jabri, Research Supervisor with the newly established Office of Research, Biomedicine, Innovation and Technology (ORBIT). Amanda joined Surgery almost five years ago as an administrative assistant with Surgery Education. Given her hard work and dedication, she was recently appointed as the Research Supervisor when ORBIT was established.
As Research Supervisor, Amanda is responsible for ensuring that our principal investigators are receiving the guidance and support they need to include budget and financial assistance. When asked about the most exciting part of her job she responded "being able to work with our surgeon-scientists who are continuously developing innovative ideas and collaborations with VCU."
When not at work, you will find Amanda spending time with her husband and daughter, Olivia.
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Do you remember elementary school when you had recess to help get your wiggles out?
Moving more during your day has many health benefits.
Click here for a
WellNote
from CommonHealth Richmond for ideas to help putting wiggles back into your day.
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Grand Rounds
May 2, 2019
7:30 - 8:30 AM
George Ben Johnson Auditorium
Please join us at Grand Rounds on Thursday May 2nd where former vice-Chair and David M. Hume Professor of Surgery Harvey J. Sugarman, MD will present "My Journey and Lessons Learned: Follow the Ups and Downs of My Medical Career."
Objectives include:
- Don’t let mental illness get you down and be supportive of others with a mental or substance abuse problem;
- Don’t believe everything a professor tells you and beware of articles, even those in prestigious journals;
- Don’t take a rejection for an article you really believe in and do clinical research to help your fellow man.
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2019 Virginia Bariatric Society
State Chapter Meeting
May 3 - 5, 2019
Kingsmill Resort & Spa
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Research Open Forum
Monthly, 2nd Mondays
4:00 - 5:00 PM
West 16 Conference Room (16-103)
All are encouraged to attend!
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Department of Surgery | Virginia Commonwealth University | (804)828-7874 | surgweb@vcu.edu
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